Born | 2 March 1946 (1946-03-02) (age 78) Vetlanda, Sweden |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Career history | |
Sweden | |
1970, 1972-1981 | Njudungarna |
1971 | Vargarna |
Great Britain | |
1971, 1973 | Poole Pirates |
1972 | Newport Wasps |
1978 | Sheffield Tigers |
Individual honours | |
1973 | Swedish Championship silver |
Team honours | |
1976 | Allsvenskan Champion |
1975 | Allsvenskan Div 2 Champion |
Bo Sven Hakan Wirebrand (born 2 March 1946) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 16 caps for the Sweden national speedway team.
Speedway career
Wirebrand won the silver medal at the 1973 Swedish Championship.
In 1971 he signed for Poole Pirates and then rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 to 1978, riding for various clubs.
In the Swedish Speedway Team Championship he primarily rode for Njudungarna Vetlanda.
References
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- "Speedway History". Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- "Swedish Individual Speedway Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Star Sweden revs up". Sunday Mirror. 21 March 1971. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "1970-1979". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Super Swede". Peterborough Standard. 9 April 1976. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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